Since then, the city has not yet gotten to 130 miles, though paving has increased. One of the problems is that the city has, until now, only had a single paving crew to get the job done. That’s not enough.

Good news, though: we’ve learned (through Twitter, after bringing it up with members of the Streets Department, OTIS, and the Controller’s office) that the city has hired a second paving crew.

We currently have two teams of about 30 each who repave and we are continuing investments in the repaving operations to reach the goal of repaving 130 miles of streets each year #AskKenneyhttps://t.co/lLM34dmRUS

Paving is important not just because it makes streets easier to navigate. It’s also largely when paving happens that bike lanes can be repainted and infrastructure can be installed. Repaving is absolutely a Vision Zero issue.

We’re happy to have gotten this news, and will continue to advocate for better, faster paving of Philadelphia’s streets.